{"id":1901223,"date":"2023-03-20T09:43:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-cohen-critic-as-most-important-witness-testifying-in-hush-money-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T09:48:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:48:56","slug":"trump-hails-cohen-critic-as-most-important-witness-testifying-in-hush-money-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hails-cohen-critic-as-most-important-witness-testifying-in-hush-money-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump hails Cohen critic as &#8216;most important witness&#8217; testifying in hush money inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hails-cohen-critic-as-most-important-witness-testifying-in-hush-money-inquiry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1901223&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 float-left body colgap-l-50\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78208886\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kari Lake on short list of candidates Trump wants as 2024 running mate: Report\"><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is reportedly among the short list of female candidates former President Donald Trump is considering as his 2024 running mate. 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The Republican candidate closely aligned herself with the former president throughout her gubernatorial campaign, defending Trump\u2019s claims that the 2020 election was stolen through widespread voter fraud \u2014 later using similar rhetoric to argue against her own electoral loss in 2022.\"><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M22S\"><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-07 17:06:17\"><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1256991_th_1678208777.jpg\"><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1256991.mp4\">\n                            <\/div>\n<p>                            <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                                var _bp = _bp || [];\n                                _bp.push({\n                                    \"div\": \"Brid_78208886\",\n                                    \"obj\": {\n                                        \"id\": \"27789\",\n                                        \"width\": \"16\",\n                                        \"height\": \"9\",\n                                        \"video\": \"1256991\"\n                                    }\n                                });\n                            <\/script><br \/>\n                            <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">F<\/span>ormer President Donald Trump has welcomed reports that Robert Costello, a lawyer who briefly provided legal advice to former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, is expected to testify before the grand jury in Manhattan investigating an alleged hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Costello has since criticized Cohen publicly. Trump&#8217;s team has requested Costello&#8217;s testimony before the panel, the Wall Street Journal reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust reported that the most important witness to go before the New York City grand jury, a highly respected lawyer who once represented convicted felon, jailbird, and serial fake storyteller and liar, Michael Cohen, will be doing so tomorrow afternoon,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen reportedly waived attorney-client privilege claims with Costello already, clearing the way for his testimony. Costello publicly recalled that Cohen informed him the payment to Daniels was made to protect Melania Trump and that he also sought a pardon from Trump on Cohen&#8217;s behalf, per the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe information he will present will supposedly be conclusive and irrefutable! Witch hunt!!!\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>Costello contacted a Trump lawyer claiming to have information that counters Cohen&#8217;s account, a source told the Associated Press. Cohen has made multiple appearances before both prosecutors and the grand jury, the latter of which he testified to last Wednesday, per CNN.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to charges related to the alleged payment to Daniels. He opted to have a different lawyer from Costello represent him on that deal. Trump was invited to testify before the panel, according to NPR.<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan prosecutors are focused on the alleged $130,000 payment made to Daniels during the 2016 election cycle in exchange for her keeping mum about an alleged affair with Trump about a decade earlier. Additionally, prosecutors are reportedly zeroing in on related falsification of business records linked to the payment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the inquiry a witch hunt. On Saturday, he suggested he &#8220;will be arrested on Tuesday&#8221; and called for protests.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner reached out to the Manhattan district attorney and Costello for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/trump-hails-most-important-witness-testifying-hush-money\">Trump hails Cohen critic as &#8216;most important witness&#8217; testifying in hush money inquiry<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump welcomed reports that lawyer Robert Costello is expected to testify before the Manhattan grand jury investigating an alleged hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. 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